South Korea, US agree to enhance joint defense ties
(VOVWORLD) - The defense chiefs of South Korea and the US have reaffirmed their robust alliance and agreed to closer cooperation between their defense forces one day after a new ballistic missile launch by North Korea.
 A US soldier takes part in a training course at a US military base in Dongducheon, 40 km north of Seoul, May 3, 2022. (Photo: YONHAP/VNA)
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According to Seoul's defense ministry, Minister Suh Wook and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held phone talks on Thursday and condemned the North's missile launch as a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions. The defense chiefs also denounced any actions that threaten peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the Indo-Pacific region.
The South Korean ministry said the two sides will closely cooperate on deterrence and enhance their combined defense posture.